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News

The Goth Chapters digital project is launched

Gothic Opera presents the exclusive premiere of composer Stacy Garrop's song cycle, The Goth Chapters, recorded in isolation in the coronavirus crisis. Click here for Chapter One, and check back weekly for the next instalment!

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Audition applications closed:

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Thank you to all singers who submitted their audio/video recordings for our Halloween 2020 production of La Nonne sanglante. The full information is here for your reference.

The applications are now closed.

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Upcoming production:

Bluebeard's Castle

Composed by Béla Bartók

Libretto by Béla Balázs

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Due to the ongoing situation, we regret that we are postponing our June performances of Bluebeard's Castle. We'll update you on dates as soon as we can. But the performances are only one part of our Bluebeard project... More details will be revealed soon!​

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Opera Now's review
of Der Vampyr is published:"All credit to Gothic Opera for staging this rarely performed opera with such palpable enthusiasm"